SUMMER 2011 HOLLAND COLLEGE FOUNDATION MAGAZINE In this issue: Celebrating the success of the Learning. For Life. capital campaign 3rd annual Distinguished Alumni Awards Interview with the authors of A Culinary Journey Introducing the School for Performing Arts What’s cooking at The CIC? www.hollandcollege.com 1 SUMMER 2011 Message from the Celebrating HOLLAND COLLEGE FOUNDATION MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011 President Families Honouring Hesta MacDonald 3 The needs of the new economy have signifi cantly Many of our students are sons, daughters, Student award recipients 4 increased the relevance of college credentials nieces, nephews, or siblings of former Holland and training. An upward surge in the demand College alumni. They have seen fi rsthand, the nd 2 annual Distinguished 7 for programs in traditional and emerging sectors, results of family members learning in a hands- on environment and they, too, want to enter the Alumni Awards together with an increased need for re-training workforce well prepared for industry standards. Learning. For Life. 10 and personal development, have required Holland Family connections have always played a part Capital Campaign College to step up. Efforts to meet this increased in many of our students choosing their path demand have created capacity issues like never to higher education and Holland College is Celebrating donors 14 before. celebrating those family connections! Holland College president named 15 In response, the college is working diligently The Holland College Foundation has launched a one of Atlantic Canada’s top to address the many capacity and renewal campaign asking alumni to tell us their family’s 50 CEOs for 2010 Holland College story. How many relatives in requirements that exist at our campuses across the your “family educational tree” can you trace to Holland College 16 province. Unprecedented support from all levels Holland College roots? What are your family expansion continues of government has provided Holland College with members doing now? How has Holland an opportunity to transform its campuses Island- College impacted you and your family? What’s cooking at The CIC? 17 wide. Recent expansions to our facilities in Georgetown and Summerside, together with the construction of Canada’s Smartest Kitchen at the Tourism and Culinary Centre, have been There will be some great prizes for the best Hurricanes news 18 welcome and much-needed additions. In Charlottetown, a $40 million transformation of and most interesting stories, such as a Culinary Institute of Canada “family dinner” for up to our Prince of Wales campus is currently underway, with Phase 1 of this vision (see page 16) Culinary Institute of Canada 20 twenty in your home*, a Culinary Bootcamp for Contact the Holland College Foundation Offi ce graduate wins Food Network scheduled for completion in the spring of 2011. a family of four certifi cate, which can be used at 566-9590 for all the details or visit our website cooking competition toward one of our many bootcamps at a time to download our “Celebrating Families” entry It is indeed an exciting time at Holland College. We invite you to share in the growing pride convenient to both the bootcamp instructor and form. Campaign closes June 30, 2011. Alumni feature 21 of being associated with Holland College as we celebrate the accomplishments that we the winner (Seafood 101, Chocolate & Wine, Thrills on the Grill, or Kids R Kookin’). Also Alumni notes 22 realize through the help of our many friends and supporters. In this issue of Benchmark, *The home visit is limited to within 25 km of you will meet an extraordinary team of talented people who are helping the college by their available will be a certifi cate for a one day Charlottetown and may be substituted with a gift participation on the campaign cabinet for the Learning. For Life. Capital Campaign. You will golf school for a family of four, located at the certifi cate for the Lucy Maud Dining Room for Canadian Golf Academy. learn more about this important campaign, and you will see investments in the college at dinner for four based on reservation availability. work for the enhancement of our campus and our communities. You will also meet our 2009 Distinguished Alumni in this issue, as well as this year’s student award recipients, and you can © 2011 Holland College Foundation read about the many successes and developments in athletics here at the college, including 140 Weymouth Street, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4Z1 No part of this publication may be reproduced without the recently announced Holland Hurricanes Football Club. the express written consent of the publisher. ISSN 0706-5116 Thank you for sharing an interest in our college. I hope you enjoy this issue of Benchmark and welcome your comments about this publication. CONTRIBUTORS Jo-Ann Campbell-Boutilier, Justin Dunn, Best regards, Velma Higginbotham, Trish Johnston, Albert Roche, Gloria Wooldridge, Maria Driscoll golf ad - 7.5 w x 2.75 h Design & Layout provided by TechnoMedia RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN Brian McMillan, Ph.D. ADDRESSES TO: President Holland College Foundation 140 Weymouth Street, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4Z1 PUBLICATION MAIL AGREEMENT No.41280512 2 Benchmark / SUMMER 2011 www.hollandcollege.com 3 ✦ The ability to communicate the facilities green technology performance of real time Holland College Campus Updates to building occupants and to the world: – LCD display boards are located throughout the facility that will clearly explain the various green ✦ A rainwater collection system that will technologies located in the CAST collect rainwater from our roof systems for facility and how they work. use in fl ushing toilets and for landscaping purposes. – The goal is to benchmark key indicators of electrical and mechanical performance in a meaningful way back to our students, staff, alumni, and guests to our campus. ✦ Holland College is excited about the The Centre for Community Engagement Streets will contain classroom space, shop space, opportunity to use the facilities as living construction project is progressing well and meeting, and offi ce space. The state-of-the art labs for our students, whereby they can will be open for September 2011. This 35,000 shop spaces will support the new Outdoor Power use information gathered within their square foot facility will contain a gymnasium, Equipment and Welding programs. curriculum models to conduct real world a new fi tness centre complete with a walking Finally, Holland College is poised to begin in projects, explicate that data, and make ✦ track, multipurpose spaces for community May 2011, the initial phase of the renovation to A geothermal heating system that uses recommendations back to their instructors. 24 geothermal wells (each 500 feet deep) events, a dance studio, classrooms, and meeting the Charlottetown Centre east and west wings. under the new campus quadrangle. and offi ce space. The Centre for Community These historic structures date back to 1932 and This technology will accommodate Engagement will form an integral role of 1945 respectively, and renovations are to include Holland College expansion efforts are well Some of these technologies include: approximately 75% of the heating load inviting the community onto the new Prince of upgrading key building systems and structure underway with the Centre for Applied Science and 100% of the cooling requirement; Wales campus, whether it is to participate in a requirements, while performing necessary and Technology (CAST) facility nearing ✦ A series of photovoltaic cells on the roof the remaining heating and cooling community event, watch a Hurricanes game, or renovations to enhance the various learning completion, while the Centre for Community that convert sunlight into energy requirements will to be satisfi ed by the join one of the many wellness based programs environments. Engagement and the West Prince Campus in local district heating system. offered. Alberton is progressing well for the September, This project will commence in May, 2011, and is 2011 opening. ✦ A green roof area that contains two Holland College is pleased to announce the anticipated to span a three-year period, with the different tray systems allowing students to September 2011 opening of the West Prince most disruptive construction aspects taking place The Centre for Applied Science and Technology conduct different experiments. Campus in Alberton. This 23,000 square foot during the summer months. facility is a 52,000 square foot facility that facility situated at the corner of Church and Main will serve as the proud home for two new exciting programs, Energy Systems Engineering Technology and Heritage Retrofi t Carpentry. The CAST facility features several environmental features that will be used to expose and educate our students, staff, and our community to green technologies. ✦ Daylight harvesting technology that incorporates the use of digital photo sensors to detect daylight levels that will automatically adjust the output level of ✦ Roof top weather station. electric lighting. This will enable the system to monitor and appropriately modify ✦ Filtered and chilled water refi lling stations the amount of lighting needed for each on every fl oor eliminating the need for designated space. bottled water within the facility. 4 Benchmark / SUMMER 2011 www.hollandcollege.com 5 Chef’s Dream Realized with the School of Performing Arts Publication of Culinary Cookbook (l-r) David Mackenzie, ceo of confederation centre of the arts; Dr. brian McMillan, President of holland college; Michael o’grady, vice President of innovation, “When we cook, we need to respect the make them in your own kitchen.” Chef Jeff Chef Allan talks about “setting day”; the fi rst day enterprise and strategic ingredients.” This is a statement made by Chef agrees, “These are tried and true recipes, ones fi shermen head out to set their lobster traps, Development for holland college; and wayne hambly, chair of the Allan Williams. I briefl y ponder the meaning we have used over and over.” a day that typically falls just before Mother’s confederation centre of the arts of that statement as he elaborates, “The person Day, meaning that for many Islanders, it is very board of Directors.